1967.0144 Handkerchief, view 1
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Handkerchief

  • Title:

    Lafayette's Arrival at Independence Hall

  • Category:

    Textiles

  • Creator (Role):

    Germantown Works (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1824-1825

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Woven (plain), Printed

  • Museum Object Number:

    1967.0144


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Object Number

1967.0144

Object Name

Handkerchief

Title

Lafayette's Arrival at Independence Hall

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Germantown Works (Artist)

Place of Origin

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1824-1825

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; ; Germantown Print Works

Subjects

Lafayette; Philadelphia; New York

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Woven (plain), Printed

Dimensions (inches)

13.7 (L) , 14.8 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.9 (L) , 37.6 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measured in Frame

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Idzerda, Stanley J, et al. 1989 Lafayette, Hero of Two Worlds: The Art and Pageantry of His Farewell Tour of America, 1824-1825. 201.
Published as fig. no. 117, p. 125.
[Catalogue] 1941 American Scenes and Events on Textiles: An Exhibition of Printed Cottons, Linens, and SIlks from 1777 to 1941.
page 8-9.
[Book] Collins, Herbert Ridgeway. Threads of History: America Recorded on Cloth 1775 to the Present. 566.
page 75.
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
Published: p. 93, fig. 4.14 - 4.15
[Article] Strazdes, Diana. 2022 The Transformative Power of Spaces: Rembrandt Peale's Patriae Pater and Lafayette in Philadelphia. Winterthur Portfolio. 56, No. 2/3 (Summer/Autumn 2022): 95-126.
Published: p. 110, fig. 10